Orthocal

Friday June 19, 2026 / June 6, 2026

3rd Week after Pentecost. Tone one.

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)

Calculated: Strict Fast (f2)

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Fasting Season

  • Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast

Saints

  1. Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt (466). primary
  2. Venerable Hilarion the New, abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery (845). primary
  3. St. Jarlath of Cluain Fois (560) (Celtic & British). westernBritain and Ireland
  4. St. Jonah, bishop of Perm (1470).
  5. Venerable Paisius, abbot, of Uglich (1504).
  6. Venerable Jonah, abbot of Klimetz (1534).
  7. Virgin-martyrs Archelais, Thecla, and Susanna, beheaded at Salerno (293).
  8. "Pimen" Icon of the Mother of God (was brought to Moscow from Constantinople in 1381 by Metropolitan Pimen).
  9. Venerable Raphael confessor (1957).
  10. Five virgins of Caesarea in Palestine: Martha, Mary, Cyria, Valeria, and Marcia (Greek).
  11. Venerable Attalus the wonderworker (Greek).
  12. Martyr Gelasius (Greek).
  13. Venerable Photius, monk (Greek).
  14. St. Justus, patriarch of Alexandria (130).
  15. Martyrs Amandus, Amantius, Alexander, Lucius, Alexander, Alexandria, Donatus, and Peregrius at Noviodunum in Scythia Minor (320).
  16. St. Claudius of Besancon (699) (Gaul).
  17. St. Basil of Mangazea, Siberia (1602).

Scripture

  • Romans 9:6-19
  • Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1